About the Author

• Library: Pet Law & Custody: Establishing a Worthy & Equitable Jurisprudence for the Evolving Family (ABA) (2017 Ed.)

Barbara J. Gislason is internationally known as a pioneer in the practice area of animal law; she received the Outstanding Recognition Award for Laying the Foundation for the Success of the Animal Law Committee and Its Mission to Create a Just World for All from the American Bar Association (ABA) Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Section (TIPS). Ms. Gislason earned her B.A. at Carleton College and her J.D. from William Mitchell College of Law. She has been an American Bar Foundation Fellow, a Super Lawyer, and a Leading American Attorney. She practices in the areas of family law, animal law, and intellectual property law.

After launching animal law in the professional bar of her home state of Minnesota, Ms. Gislason brought animal law to the national bar. She became the mother of animal law in the ABA. Through TIPS, she was able to found and lead the TIPS Animal Law Committee (ALC) and gather and retain the best and brightest animal lawyers from four continents. Under her leadership, the ALC flourished. She created, served as Editor-in-Chief, and contributed to the ALC newsletter, as well as Tort Trial & Insurance Law Journal, The Brief, and TortSource. She is now a TIPS Fellow and Uniform Law Commission Liaison.

When Hurricane Katrina devastated the Gulf Coast in 2005, Ms. Gislason created the ABA Animal Disaster Relief...